Beginners director Mike Mills’s latest film is his best so far—a sensitive and searching look at children and adults. By Richard Lawson September 3, 2021 Less than two months ago, at the Cannes Film Festival, director Joachim Trier offered up a beautiful rumination on life without children in the form of The Worst Person in
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“Shut up, and be grateful,” or so goes the general refrain lobbed at Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, the Connecticut-born sisters whose combined TikTok empire has amassed more than 177 million followers in the past two years. Charli, 17, and Dixie, 20, are part of a group of superstars relatively new to the pop culture milieu.
Simu Liu‘s life could be its own movie. Born in China, he moved to Canada at the age of five. Despite being forced to navigate unfamiliar terrain — not speaking the language at first, not knowing a soul — Liu excelled, even making it to Ivey Business School in London, Ont. After securing his first
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the introduction of Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie itself is a beautiful origin to the character and gives us some of the best action sequences in any Marvel movie yet, but it also sets up a future for Shang-Chi as a character,
Despite a stacked cast led by Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeuneuve’s adaptation of a sci-fi classic falters. By Richard Lawson September 3, 2021 The trouble begins in Dune—which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday—just about immediately. In the opening credits of Denis Villeuneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 sci-fi fantasy novel, we see
Bollywood actor and reality TV star Sidharth Shukla has died at the age of 40, according to India’s Colors TV network. “We, at Colors, are saddened & devastated by the sudden loss of our family member, Sidharth Shukla,” Colors TV tweeted on Thursday. “His passing is an irreparable loss for us & the whole industry.”
Read a chapter from the rapper’s new memoir This Bright Future, where he details the emotional toll his first hit song took on him. By Bobby Hall September 2, 2021 Logic and his son.Courtesy of Bobby Hall. I wasn’t patient. Every mixtape and every album, I was trying every angle I could think of to
Director Paul Schrader returns with a surprisingly timely follow-up to First Reformed, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish. By Cassie da Costa September 2, 2021 In a world that feels unendingly near apocalyptic, Paul Schrader re-emerges as the artist best situated to transmit stories about moral rot, personal sacrifice, and erotic salvation. With his 2017
ABBA fans were delighted when the Swedish superstar group announced on Thursday that they would be making a comeback that involves a new album and a digital concert series in which they would perform as digital avatars. The announcement, made via YouTube livestream, has since amassed more than a million views, with band members Björn
Joe Rogan, the podcasting star who once said that young and healthy people don’t need to get vaccinated, has tested positive for COVID-19. The 54-year-old comedian revealed his diagnosis in an Instagram video Wednesday, after wrapping up a three-night slate of shows in Florida last week. “I got back from the road Saturday night feeling
Insecure is set to return with more mirror raps, polarizing love triangles, and awkward moments. But unfortunately, all good things must come to an end—HBO announced that season 5 will be the show’s last. Lawrence and Issa Courtesy of NetflixNetflix Insecure‘s season 4 finale ended with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger. In an unexpected twist, Issa (Issa
The rapper included the suggestive lyrics in the track “Hurricane” off his new album Donda. By Emily Kirkpatrick September 2, 2021 It sounds like there might be more that precipitated Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s divorce than was initially reported judging by some of the lyrics on the rapper’s new album, Donda. In the song
Charlie Cox has broken his silence on Spider-Man: No Way Home—well, sort of. According to ComicBook.com, Cox has confirmed that those are not his forearms in the trailer—not that he isn’t in the movie, notably, just that his forearms aren’t in the trailer like we all jumped to try to figure out. “I can assure you,
Tom Cruise’s Top Gun and Mission Impossible sequels have been postponed to 2022; meanwhile, Jackass Forever has been pushed back four months and Ghostbusters: Afterlife will bow a week later than scheduled. By Savannah Walsh September 1, 2021 The fall film slate is getting scrambled… again. More than a year after mass movie theater closures
It was meant to be a simple father-and-son trip to the desert. But the looming threat of climate change—and the more pressing dangers of heatstroke and falling rocks—made it something more. By Will Bahr September 1, 2021 Collage by Simon Abranowicz; Getty Images I miss my flight to the Grand Canyon. It’s ten days before
According to a local source, the Cambridges are “very much a family of sailors now.” By Katie Nicholl September 1, 2021 When Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis return to school this month, they can be proud of having learned something new during their summer holidays. Vanity Fair can reveal that Kate Middleton has
“I peeked around my camera and saw people running and screaming,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times photojournalist Ruth Fremson, who took the above photo. “I thought, just stay calm—then it registered that the people running were police officers.” RUTH FREMSON Within minutes, they were at the scene—or what was left of it—battling falling debris
Complacency and low voter turnout could deliver California to Republican hands, but the governor’s team is betting they will pull through. By Chris Smith August 31, 2021 Gavin Newsom: Hey, He’s Not as Bad as Ron DeSantis! That’s not exactly the most inspiring campaign slogan. And strategists for the California governor ultimately decided against cutting
Welp, I hope you enjoyed your 3 weeks of Vax Girl Summer, because that’s over and done with. Welcome to Variant Anxiety Fall! Between natural disasters, summertime temperatures, and whatever fresh hell the pandemic has in store for us, there’s never been a better time to stay at home. Luckily, nothing stops the endless content
The icon of global cinema stars in an American film—and comes to the Marvel universe—for the first time. By Alexander Chee Photography by Isaac Lam August 31, 2021 Jacket, $2,990, and shirt, $990, by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. When they first met to discuss casting what would become the latest Marvel movie, Shang-Chi and
Mike Richards has been fired as the executive producer of Jeopardy!, less than a month after he took over and then surrendered the highly coveted hosting role once occupied by Alex Trebek. Sony executives informed staff of Richards’ departure on Tuesday, ending a month-long saga of scandal and fan outrage that erupted when he became host.
However, the legendary supermodel did find love this year with the birth of her daughter. By Emily Kirkpatrick August 31, 2021 Naomi Campbell is one of the biggest supermodels in the world, but she says that attaining that level of success in her professional life required some serious personal sacrifices. “I’d say the sacrifice is
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show and later in the drama Lou Grant, died Sunday. He was 91. Asner’s representative confirmed the actor’s death in an email to
As Ohioans are just getting to know the Hillbilly Elegy author and (now) Trump–supporting Senate candidate, an Insider report raises questions about Vance’s commitment to problem-solving in the Buckeye State. By Caleb Ecarma August 30, 2021 In what was portrayed in the press as a hopeful homecoming story, author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, who
“Are you watching the Olympics at all?” asks Kristine Froseth. The actress and model woke up early to watch the games—specifically track and field—because the Ingebrigtsen brothers from her native Norway are doing considerably well. “I’m supporting my home country!” she exclaims from her new Williamsburg digs. Growing up, the 25-year-old split her time between
Matthew Mindler, a former child actor who appeared in the 2011 film Our Idiot Brother, has been found dead at the age of 19, according to his university in Pennsylvania. Mindler’s body was discovered near Millersville University campus on Saturday morning, days after he was declared missing, the school said. “It is with a grieving
The community of south Indianapolis was greeted with a new branch of the Indianapolis Public Library (IPL) system this summer. Costing about $9.2 million dollars, the new West Perry Branch sits at 24,000 square feet and features a solar roof generating 75% of the building’s energy needs. Of the many amenities for all age groups,
In recognition of its 20th anniversary, Global’s flagship news program, Global National, will air a one-hour documentary special Disruption: 20 Years of Global National on September 10. Disruption: 20 Years of Global National will be hosted by current anchor and executive editor Dawna Friesen and former Global National chief anchor Kevin Newman. This occasion marks
Things have changed since Jon Stewart bid farewell to the late night landscape six years ago. The former Daily Show host comes to terms with a few of the aesthetic differences in a teaser for his long-awaited return to television, The Problem With Jon Stewart. “What the hell happened to my face?” Stewart asks himself
The rapper ended his radio silence on Keem’s new track “family ties”. By Frazier Tharpe August 27, 2021 Kendrick Lamar in “family ties.”Courtesy of pgLang. Kendrick Lamar has been out of office for a full presidential term at this point—his last studio album, DAMN., dropped in April 2017. In 2018 he oversaw the Black Panther